About Mrinalini Ingram
Mrinalini (Lani) Ingram is the VP of Verizon’s Smart Communities organization, leading the company’s digital transformation of cities, universities, utilities, and sports & entertainment organizations with a focus on driving economic growth, enabling environmental sustainability, and enhancing quality of life for citizens, students, and fans on a global scale.
The Humanability of Smart Cities
Lighting infrastructure is a perfect example of futureproofing. As cities are swapping out traditional high-pressure sodium street lights with energy-efficient LEDs and smart nodes that can remotely monitor and control the lights, don’t just be thinking about a smart lighting solution. Think about the position those streetlights are in to support so much more, like intersection safety analytics, parking optimization, and gunshot detection.